IJR - Senior Cloud Architect

About MBRDI

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI), headquartered in Bengaluru with a satellite office in Pune, is the largest R&D center for Mercedes-Benz Group AG outside of Germany. Our mission is to drive innovation and excellence in automotive engineering, digitalization, and sustainable mobility solutions, shaping the future of mobility.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Architect to join our Product Engineering team. The team builds and enhances a customized enterprise platform on top of Microsoft Azure, with a strong focus on security, governance, compliance, and enterprise-grade architecture.

This is a strategic product role responsible for defining secure cloud architecture patterns and strengthening our Azure-based service portfolio. The role requires deep expertise in Azure PaaS, container services, networking, and cloud security.

Product Portfolio
Our platform provides customized and governed offerings built on:
Azure App Service (Web Apps)
Azure Functions
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Azure Container Apps
Azure Front Door
Azure Application Gateway
Certificate and secrets management solutions
Our goal is to embed security, compliance, network isolation, and governance controls into all platform offerings.

Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Design
Define secure, scalable, and reusable cloud architecture patterns.
Design reference architectures and platform blueprints.
Establish best practices across Azure services.
Security & Governance
Architect secure network topologies (Private Endpoints, WAF, VNet integration).
Implement Zero-Trust and secure ingress/egress patterns.
Embed compliance guardrails and policy enforcement mechanisms.
Product Enhancement
Identify capability gaps and drive enhancements in the product portfolio.
Standardize cloud patterns across services.
Contribute to product roadmap discussions.
Technical Leadership
Provide architectural guidance to engineering teams.
Review infrastructure and platform designs.
Mentor engineers and elevate platform maturity.
Automation & DevOps
Good to have Infrastructure-as-Code adoption (Terraform/Bicep/ARM).
Knowledge of CI/CD best practices for platform services.
Improve reliability, scalability, and operational excellence

• 4 years of hands-on Azure architecture experience.
• Strong expertise in
  • Azure networking (VNet, NSG, Private Link, DNS, WAF)
  • AKS architecture and Kubernetes ecosystem
  • PaaS security hardening
  • Identity & Access Management (Azure AD / Entra ID)
  • Strong understanding of cloud security and compliance frameworks.
• Good to have Kubernetes certification (CKA)

Key Competencies
Strong architectural and systems thinking
Product mindset with security-first approach
Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
Strong communication and documentation skills
Proactive problem-solving ability

Why Join Us?

Be part of a purpose-driven organization that is shaping the future of mobility
Work on cutting-edge technologies and global projects
Thrive in a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive environment
Access world-class infrastructure and continuous learning opportunities

Equal Opportunity Statement

At MBRDI, we are committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of gender, background, or ability.